Public User ID Badging

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PTO-2030 Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) Form	Modified
Form PTO-2224 Security Identification Badges for Public Users Form	New
User Training Registration Forms Form	New
0651-0041-JustStmt-final.pdf Supporting Statement A	2009-03-12
USPTO-infoqualityguide-092008.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-03-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4758	Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) Form	Modified
188394	Replace Security Identification Badge	New
188393	Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users	New
188392	Security Identification Badges for Public Users Form	New
188391	User Training Registration Forms Form	New
188390	Replace Online Access Card	New
188389	Renew Online Access Card	New
188388	Issue Online Access Card	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0041	ICR Reference No: 200902-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200604-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Public User ID Badging
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/23/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/18/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2009
Responses	10,500	0	11,369
Time Burden (Hours)	1,045	0	1,097
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,982	0	4,000

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Abstract: The USPTO is required by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a Public Search Facility to provide patent and trademark collections for searching and retrieval of information. In order to manage the patent and trademark collections that are available to the public, the USPTO issues online access cards to customers who wish to use the electronic search systems at the Public Search Facility. Under the authority provided in 41 CFR Part 102-81, the USPTO also issues security identification badges to members of the public who wish to use the facilities at the USPTO. The public uses this collection to request an online access card or a security identification badge and to register for user training classes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 41 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 78726	12/23/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 10242	03/10/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
User Training Registration Forms	N/A, N/A	EAST and WEST Training Registration Form ,   X-Search Training Registration Form
Replace Online Access Card
Security Identification Badges for Public Users	PTO-2224	Form to Collect Data from Public Searchers
Renew Online Access Card
Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users
Issue Online Access Card
Replace Security Identification Badge
Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card)	PTO-2030	Application for Public User ID

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10,500	11,369	0	-24	-845	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,045	1,097	0	-11	-41	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,982	4,000	0	-2,400	382	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The USPTO has recently eliminated the $25 fee for public training courses offered for the online search systems at the Public Search Facility. The public training fee is being deleted from this collection, and the estimated time for completing the user training registration forms has also been reduced from ten minutes to five minutes due to the removal of the payment information from the forms. This program change resulted in an estimated burden reduction of 11 hours and $2,400 in annual costs. Additional burden reductions of 41 hours are due to adjustments in agency estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,700

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/18/2009

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